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On Monday afternoon, colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft and I debated the relatively disappointing early-season numbers from Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, touching on his lack of wins, his lower strikeout rate and the fact that the...

Blog | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy-relevant news and notes from Monday, including Stephen Strasburg's forearm tightness and Giancarlo Stanton's placement on the DL because of a hamstring strain.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2013

Eric Karabell and Tristan Cockcroft discuss the first fantasy baseball rankings of the 2013 season.

Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2013

Editor's note: Eric Karabell is off this week. Tristan H. Cockcroft wrote the Four Downs (Sunday night) and flex rankings (Thursday) KaraBlog entries, KC Joyner wrote the year-to-end ranks KaraBlog entry (Tuesday) and AJ Mass wrote this "sneaky ...

Blog | November 18, 2011

AJ Mass' sneaky pickups for this week include a number of backup quarterbacks who are poised to see time late in the season if the current starters (who are already filling in for others) stumble.

Blog | Conversation | November 18, 2011

Editor's note: Eric Karabell is off this week. Tristan H. Cockcroft wrote the Four Downs (Sunday night) and this flex rankings (Thursday) KaraBlog, KC Joyner wrote the year-to-end ranks KaraBlog (Tuesday) and AJ Mass will write the "sneaky picku...

Blog | November 17, 2011

Tristan H. Cockcroft posts his top 100 flex (running back/wide receiver/tight end) rankings for Week 11, ranking wide receivers and tight ends (such as Rob Gronkowski) a bit higher compared with last week.

Blog | Conversation | November 17, 2011

Editor's note: Eric Karabell is off this week. Tristan H. Cockcroft will be writing the Four Downs (Sunday night) and flex rankings (Thursday) KaraBlogs, KC Joyner will write the year-to-end ranks KaraBlog (Tuesday) and AJ Mass will write the "s...

Blog | November 15, 2011

KC Joyner produces his 2011 fantasy rankings, by position and overall, examining remaining opponents to determine who gains (Eli Manning, Reggie Bush) and loses (Cam Newton, Steven Jackson) value based on upcoming matchups.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2011

Editor's note: Eric Karabell is off this week. Tristan H. Cockcroft will be writing the Four Downs (Sunday night) and flex rankings (Thursday) KaraBlogs, KC Joyner will write the year-to-end ranks KaraBlog (Tuesday), and AJ Mass will write the "...

Blog | November 14, 2011

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks back at Sunday's action and offers his thoughts on hot Cowboys DeMarco Murray and Laurent Robinson, Matthew Stafford, Frank Gore and others.

Blog | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks back at Sunday's action and offers his thoughts on hot Cowboys DeMarco Murray and Laurent Robinson, Matthew Stafford, Frank Gore and others.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2011

Trusted colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft and I had an interesting debate on Friday's Fantasy Focus 06010 podcast, as an emailer wanted to know whether Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury had impressed us enough to warrant top-10 overall stat...

Blog | July 22, 2011

Eric Karabell lays out his rest-of-2011 expectations -- and 2012 rank -- for Jacoby Ellsbury, and posts his preliminary top 10 for 2012.

Blog | Conversation | July 22, 2011

Eric Karabell takes a closer look at the Baltimore Orioles' offense, specifically Brian Roberts' role in it.

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2011

As colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft so aptly detailed in the hitter (Hit Parade) and pitcher (Sixty Feet, Six Inches, Relief Efforts) columns this week, mid-June is the time to start targeting pitchers for the second half of the season. CC Sabathia, Sc...

Blog | June 17, 2010